Northern screamer
Chauna chavaria (Linnaeus, 1766)
The northern screamer (Chauna chavaria) is a species in the family Anhimidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.12 kg to 3.09 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the northern screamer
- Weight
- 2.12 kg – 3.09 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the northern screamer live?
Not recorded
What is the northern screamer?
The northern screamer (Chauna chavaria) is a species of bird in family Anhimidae of the waterfowl order Anseriformes. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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Is the northern screamer endangered?
The northern screamer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the northern screamer classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnhimidae
- genusChauna
- SpeciesChauna chavaria (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Parra chavaria
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- Black-necked screamerEnglish
- صياح شماليArabic
- txajà collnegreCatalan
- čája bělolícíCzech
- sgrechwr y GogleddWelsh
- Toppet ChajaDanish
- WeißwangentschajaGerman
- Weißwangen-WehrvogelGerman
- WeißwangenwehrvogelGerman
- norda kriuloEsperanto
- ChavarríSpanish
- Chajá chicagüireSpanish
- tutt-ogatiib (tutt-tšahha)Estonian
- kolumbianromiskoFinnish
- Kamichi chavariaFrench
- crnovrati pastirašCroatian
- fehérarcú csájaHungarian
- GrímögldIcelandic
- Kaimichi settentrionaleItalian
- クロエリサケビドリJapanese
- 검은목떠들썩오리Korean
- juodakaklė pelamedėjaLithuanian
- WitwanghoenderkoetDutch
- svarthalsgjeterfuglNorwegian
- skrzydłoszpon czarnoszyiPolish
- tachã-do-nortePortuguese
- Anhuma-de-pescoço-pretoPortuguese
- anhuma-do-nortePortuguese
- tachã-de-cara-brancaPortuguese
- Белощёкая паламедеяRussian
- Колумбийская паламедеяRussian
- Черношейная паламедеяRussian
- Черношейная (колумбийская) паламедеяRussian
- čaja chochlatáSlovak
- Severna kreštalicaSerbian
- svarthalsad värnfågelSwedish
- Çoban kuşuTurkish
- Ak Yüzlü FigankazıTurkish
- Aksakal Güney Amerikalı KazsıTurkish
- чайя колумбійськаUkrainian
- 黑颈冠叫鸭Chinese
- 黑頸叫鴨〔北方叫鴨〕Chinese
Relatives of the northern screamer
Other species in the same genus Chauna.
Southern screamer
Chauna torquata
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the northern screamer?
An adult northern screamer weighs 2.12 kg – 3.09 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the northern screamer endangered?
The northern screamer is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the northern screamer?
The northern screamer (Chauna chavaria) belongs to the family Anhimidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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